1996Final results
1996 election for North Carolina Senate District 10
North Carolina State Senate · North Carolina
Roy Cooper III (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating William W. Lewis (R) by 22.7 points.
Roy Cooper IIIDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%28,771
William W. LewisRepublican
38.6%18,111
46,882 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET